Space seems to be the top of everyone’s mind right now. In the cinematic world,Project Hail Mary continues to dominate, officially surpassing $420 million in the global box office. Much deserved, might I add. In the real world, and even bigger milestone as the Artemis II space mission successfully completed its lunar flyby on Monday, April 6. It makes history as the first crewed spacecraft to do so in more than half a century. As with most things, the internet has been following along every step of the way. One particular moment caught on the spacecraft’s livestream has everyone talking. Watch as this random jar of Nutella hilariously photobombs the Artemis II livestream.
This Nutella moment was caught on the Artemis II livestream and posted on X on April 6. One peek at the comments and you’ll fall into a minefield of memes. Many poke fun at the funny moment being unintentional (or meticulously planned) ad placement for Nutella. Ironically, it kind of is. When the jar appears on camera, it turns perfectly so that its label is directly facing us.
Other comments find it hilarious that the jar of space Nutella isn’t stored away somewhere in special packaging. Hey, maybe that was all intentional. Who are we to judge if the astronauts on board want a sweet PR deal?
The post has already topped two million views and continues to climb. You would think that the crew attached to the Artemis II space mission would be the ones making history, but no. It’s actually a random jar of Nutella that happened to be in the Artemis II cabin. I can’t imagine the surprise for anyone who caught this moment on the actual livestream rather than X. Even funnier, Nutella has since responded to the bit by resposting the video on Instagram with the text, “Nutella is out of this world.”
Artemis II is the first crewed mission to the Moon since 1972. I guess the Artemis II mission has also created the first Nutella astronaut to go to space. The flyby took six hours and set the record for the farthest distance from Earth traveled by humans. That record was previously held by Apollo 13 in 1970. You can check out a recorded livestream of the Artemis II lunar flyby here or below. And hey, if you want some Nutella in our orbit, you can snag some right now.
